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Thursday, April 7, 2011 6:31:42 AM
Mary Sandford left a comment on the video page for Walking with Sophie:
Mary said, "Very nice. Good Luck!"
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 8:17:17 AM
Mary Sandford added The Dreamer to her Bookshelf
Mary said, "Wow! another great read from Pam Munoz Ryan. So well done with a unique format for middle grade readers. A must read for everyone,"
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 8:15:37 AM
Mary Sandford added One Crazy Summer to her Bookshelf
Mary said, "Great insight into the reality of life for blacks in the late sixties. Realistic portrayal of the good and bad of both sides of the racial issue. Interesting and thought provoking."
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 9:49:32 AM
Mary Sandford added Chasing Orion to her Bookshelf
Mary said, "If the first 250 pages had been cut to 150 pages I would have loved this book. The story of living in the time when uncontrolled Polio destroyed lives tugs at your heart. Georgie's love and concern for her brother Emmett who thinks he's in love with Phy"
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 9:29:27 AM
Mary Sandford added The Books of Elsewhere, Vol. 1: The Shadows to her Bookshelf
Mary said, "The words and phrases in this book are like a fabulous string of pearls, the pacing was wonderful, the plot intriguing. Olive is nothing like me and yet I felt like I was Olive as I read. I gobbled it up, but often paused to revel in the words."
Friday, July 16, 2010 4:50:21 PM
Mary Sandford added From The Life Of Willa Havisham (Forget Me Not) to her Bookshelf
Mary said, "Well thought out and well-written, but the ending . . . continued, not so good."
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:04:18 AM
Mary Sandford added Willa by Heart (Wedding Planner's Daughter, the) to her Bookshelf
Mary said, "This reads like a light and fun summer book but still will bring tears to your eyes when everything goes wrong for Willa."
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:03:18 AM
Mary Sandford added The Cupid Chronicles (Wedding Planner's Daughter, the) to her Bookshelf
Mary said, "More adventures with the real Willa. Well written, great plot and pacing."
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:02:28 AM
Mary Sandford added The Wedding Planner's Daughter to her Bookshelf
Mary said, "Great read. Gotta love Willa who is very real and lives to the fullest."
Thursday, July 1, 2010 8:24:35 AM
Mary Sandford added Best Friends Forever: A World War II Scrapbook to her Bookshelf
Mary said, "Great read. I cared so much about Louise and Dottie. There was a perfect mix of information and wondering that clearly depicted the plight of this friendship. And amazing illustrations!"
Saturday, June 19, 2010 10:06:17 AM
Mary Sandford added The True Meaning of Smekday to her Bookshelf
Mary said, "Very long. No chapter breaks made it seem even longer. Characters were compelling. Plot was predictable but had a few twists."
Friday, June 11, 2010 12:30:54 PM
Mary Sandford added Drizzle to her Bookshelf
Mary said, "Clever idea, well done."
Saturday, May 29, 2010 9:40:32 AM
Mary Sandford added The Last Best Days of Summer to her Bookshelf
Mary said, "This book seemed ordinary at first and when Eddie, who has Downs, managed to make a 6 hour trip to find Lucy it seemed unrealistic. Then the POV shifts became a bit confusing, but in the end the characters and the story pulled me in until I cried at the"
Thursday, May 27, 2010 7:09:17 PM
Mary Sandford added Spud to her Bookshelf
Mary said, "Engaging, wildly funny and poignant. Too much inappropriate content to recommend it to anyone under 14 or 15."
Thursday, May 13, 2010 5:24:11 PM
Mary Sandford added Out of My Mind to her Bookshelf
Mary said, "Melody is such a real character it is easy to forget she has Cerebral Palsy, except that she is constantly dealing with the lack of ability to speak or function. It is impossible not to fall in love with Melody and want the best for her. Character, plot,"
Thursday, May 13, 2010 5:18:31 PM
Mary Sandford added Camille McPhee Fell Under the Bus ... to her Bookshelf
Mary said, "The first chapter of this book had so much back story and telling it made it hard for me to connect with the story or the character but in the end I rooted for Camille and her growth was well done."
Thursday, May 13, 2010 5:15:52 PM
Mary Sandford added The Sixty-Eight Rooms to her Bookshelf
Mary said, "The premise of this book, time travel and shrinking to fit the Thorne Rooms at the Chicago Art Institute. The writing no so much. POV slips, lots of telling and predictable plot were disappointing."
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 9:46:49 PM
Mary Sandford added Falling In to her Bookshelf
Mary said, "Great characters, great plot, great pacing. I rooted for Isabelle all the way to the end."
Monday, May 3, 2010 2:22:29 PM
Mary Sandford added Ruby Tuesday to her Bookshelf
Mary said, "Ruby's lifestyle is outside of normal in many ways and yet she is a compelling character who deals with her life issues very much like other 13 year-olds. I was hooked from the first line and loved the twists and turns of the plot that made me really care"
Friday, April 30, 2010 5:34:13 PM
Mary Sandford added Grief Girl: My True Story to her Bookshelf
Mary said, "Compelling story with characters that melt your heart. I could not put it down and was sorry to come the the last page."
Friday, April 30, 2010 5:32:34 PM
Mary Sandford added Pretty Is to her Bookshelf
Mary said, "Surprised this one got an agent and an editor. The plot was okay but the main event didn't happen till past the middle. Dialog is dated, stilted and has kids constantly calling each other by name. Lots of flashbacks that seem to be the only way the author"
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 11:52:52 AM
Mary Sandford added The Wednesday Wars to her Bookshelf
Mary said, "Voice, voice voice! Holling Hoodhood is a character not easily forgotten who is so real and gets himself in so much trouble that makes a wonderful plot!"
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 7:26:32 PM
Mary Sandford made friends with S A Putnam